Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Chapter 1. Phylogeny, Classification, and Morphological Evolution 1
5. Chapter 2. Water Relations 82
6. Chapter 3. Temperature Relations 122
7. Chapter 4. Respiration 157
8. Chapter 5. Metabolism and Energetics 184
9. Chapter 6. Movements and Orientation 230
10. Chapter 7. Anuran Vocal Communication 268
11. Chapter 8. Mating Systems and Sexual Selection in Anurans 338
12. Chapter 9. Communication and Social Behavior of Urodeles and Caecilians 403
13. Chapter 10. The Natural History of Amphibian Reproduction 451
14. Chapter 11. Parental Care 516
15. Chapter 12. The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibian Larvae 557
16. Chapter 13. Complex Life Cycles and the Ecology of Amphibian Metamorphosis 599
17. Chapter 14. Amphibians and Their Predators 645
18. Chapter 15. The Ecology of Amphibian Communities 729
19. Chapter 16. Conservation of Amphibians 784
20. References 857
21. Index 1085